Author: bakchormeeboy

Arts, Edward E, London, Review, Theatre

Review: Labyrinth by Hampstead Theatre [7/10/16]

Labyrinth burns with an intensity that seems to have become standard fare for new writing at Hampstead Theatre. As with her first two plays, Beth Steel works on the fringes of the political realm with characters you’d expect to be involved in these crises. Like her award-winning Wonderland, Steel incorporates unflinching historical detail into the surroundings her characters find themselves in. These choices seem to … Continue reading Review: Labyrinth by Hampstead Theatre [7/10/16]

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Arts, Film, Local Event, Preview, SGIFF 2016, Singapore

Preview: Singapore International Film Festival 2016 – Telling Our Stories

The Singapore International Film Festival enters its 27th year, and as always, brings together some of the very best of new independent cinema to our little red dot. This time around, it’s going to have a fiercely Asian theme, courtesy of the team headed by festival Executive Director Yuni Hadi and Programme Director Zhang Wenjie. This year, the festival will screen 161 carefully curated feature length … Continue reading Preview: Singapore International Film Festival 2016 – Telling Our Stories

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Singapore Writers Festival, Theatre

Preview: Rant And Rave II by The Finger Players

Watch Singapore’s history come alive as Serene Chen and Jean Ng recap key milestones of Singapore’s literary scene in their captivating performance, Rant and Rave II. Beyond The Bookworm Club, Bonnie Hicks, Flame of the Forest and Borders bookstore, Rant and Rave II presents the various struggles writers have been contending with since the 1950s. Should writers write only what the public wants to read? … Continue reading Preview: Rant And Rave II by The Finger Players

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Arts, Comedy, Esplanade Theatre, Review, Theatre, Theatres

Review: Happy Ever Laughter 2016 by Dream Academy [27/10/16]

  Dream Academy is BACK with their annual Happy Ever Laughter performance, now bigger and better than ever, with 11 of Singapore’s best comedians up on stage to make for a laugh-filled night with some truly amazing routines. No event was left unturned in the 2 hours, as topics getting the jab ranged from Josephine Teo to Pokemon Go. The show started off with host and … Continue reading Review: Happy Ever Laughter 2016 by Dream Academy [27/10/16]

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Arts, Local Event, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Review: twentythirty by Dramabox [27/10/16]

twentythirty is a show that’s more community theatre than avant garde. Sitting in the room full of secondary school students, I felt young again surrounded by youth. As the show began, Dramabox introduced the audience the the concept of forum theatre, which if you weren’t already aware, uses theatre as a means to discuss societal issues, allowing audiences to participate and voice their own opinions in … Continue reading Review: twentythirty by Dramabox [27/10/16]

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Preview: twentythirty by DramaBox

By 2030, there will be 6.9 million people in Singapore. How will it affect you? Similar to International Friendship Day, the Singapore Kindness Movement is once again collaborating with a theatre company to produce a new play about our increasingly diverse population, with classmates, neighbors and people on the street from all over the world. Taking on a forum theatre style aimed at teens, the … Continue reading Preview: twentythirty by DramaBox

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Arts, Local Event, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Preview: Two great shows to catch this November!

Got your head spinning deciding what shows to catch this school holiday? SRT is here to offer up two tantalising shows this November! Firstly, there’s the Singaporean premiere of Pulitzer-Prize winning play Disgraced, which has also become the most staged play in the US in 2016! Disgraced follows Amir, an American born Muslim who’s achieved the American Dream with a great job and beautiful artist wife (who happens … Continue reading Preview: Two great shows to catch this November!

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Arts, Local Event, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., SOTA Studio Theatre, Theatre

[Preview] Shrimps in Space by GenerAsia Limited

Desmond Sim’s one man play Shrimps in Space is finally getting a revival this November! First written in 1999 and lauded for its heart and humour, we follow the life of Lim Huat Bee (Hang Qian Chou of Nine Years Theatre) as he grows up. Known as ‘Hay Bee’ to his friends (shrimp), Lim is a skinny, scrawny ‘shrimp’of a boy cautiously navigating his way through school … Continue reading [Preview] Shrimps in Space by GenerAsia Limited

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Arts, London, Review, Theatre

Review: A Pacifist’s Guide To The War On Cancer by Complicite Associates and National Theatre [19/10/16]

Of all the topics musicals haven’t yet covered, the deep, dark and controversial issue of cancer is probably near the bottom of the list. But if you’re thinking A Pacifist’s Guide To The War On Cancer is going to be a Hallmark weepfest, think again. One doesn’t usually associate Complicite’s work with musicals. It’s no wonder then that A Pacifist’s Guide is surprising in that it actually follows the … Continue reading Review: A Pacifist’s Guide To The War On Cancer by Complicite Associates and National Theatre [19/10/16]

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Food, Foodstreet, London, Review

[#KERBis4] Celebrating 4 Years of KERB

London’s leading food market popup KERB turned 4 yesterday! We went down to the celebration at the West Handyside Canopy, just behind KERB King’s Cross’ usual location at Granary Square. The party was absolutely packed when we got there, with tons of people and a brass band blaring out covers of pop songs, along with fairgames for (drunk) people to participate in. Of course, KERB … Continue reading [#KERBis4] Celebrating 4 Years of KERB

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